Spotted Wood Kingfisher
Actenoides lindsayi(Vigors, NA, 1831)
English (US) Spotted Wood Kingfisher
The Spotted Wood Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Actenoides lindsayi
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Wood Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Actenoides lindsayi lindsayi
- Actenoides lindsayi moseleyi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Dacelo Lindsayi
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1831)
- Type locality
- Neighborhood of Manila, Philippine Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.8 p.97
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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